tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249Sat, 04 Oct 2014 23:44:46 +0000Tigger's Bento LunchI'm hoping to bring lunch the majority of days this school year. This blog is here to keep me in line and document my progress.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)Blogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-2099724476526574858Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:40:00 +00002009-03-30T17:43:22.488-07:00photos<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3399567527/" title="IMG_0774.JPG by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3420/3399567527_40376dda83.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0774.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3248656899/" title="IMG_0772.JPG by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/3248656899_a2d7942aa2.jpg" width="500" height="441" alt="IMG_0772.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3249484746/" title="IMG_0771.JPG by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3249484746_0bda3f2f31.jpg" width="500" height="328" alt="IMG_0771.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3114467463/" title="IMG_0759.JPG by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/3114467463_0e0b0e4d80.jpg" width="500" height="290" alt="IMG_0759.JPG" /></a>http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2009/03/photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-7634950285252127264Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:30:00 +00002009-02-09T17:33:17.963-08:00sorry for the lack of posts....I've been busy the last couple of months and not always the best about actually packing a bento style lunch, or even taking pictures when I did. I'm planning on getting back in the habit this week, and I'm thinking about what I'm going to pack in my head.<br /><br />While I was missing, I did get a few pictures posted to my flickr account, and you can check them out <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/sets/72157606700675055/">here</a>. The newest pictures are at the bottom of the set.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2009/02/sorry-for-lack-of-posts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-1057485414081233098Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:32:00 +00002008-11-30T21:41:57.059-08:00Behind, behind, behind...But- what's new with the holidays? Always trying to keep up. These lunches may not be in any particular order, but here they are- and I'll do my best to remember what was in them.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3072893133/" title="Bento 11/21/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/3072893133_3118296a61.jpg" width="500" height="401" alt="Bento 11/21/08" /></a><br />Leftover sweet potato gratin with miso and sesame seeds, a hard boiled egg, two cheese stuffed peppers, a chocolate filled marshmallow and a mango jelly.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3072893155/" title="Bento 11/19/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/3072893155_81daa11f4f.jpg" width="500" height="498" alt="Bento 11/19/08" /></a><br />Green tea soba noodles with a bottle of sauce, cheese, two cheese filled mini peppers, hard boiled quail eggs and a lotus root salad.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3073729444/" title="Bento 11/17/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/3073729444_fcb0461483.jpg" width="500" height="256" alt="Bento 11/17/08" /></a><br />Yogurt with a bento on the side- sushi rice topped with a piece of smoked salmon, cherry tomatoes, cheese filled mini pepper, a hard egg and a chocolate filled marshmallow.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3072893221/" title="Bento 11/14/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3017/3072893221_464e4154b9.jpg" width="500" height="460" alt="Bento 11/14/08" /></a><br />This one was a side to go with some nachos, so it's not too big. Cherry tomatoes, cheese, a cheese filled mini pepper, a couple of candies, and a mango jelly on a bed of cabbage.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3073729526/" title="IMG_0751.JPG by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/3073729526_b6baee07c7.jpg" width="500" height="223" alt="IMG_0751.JPG" /></a><br />A handful of stuff- yogurt, cheese, candy, cherry tomatoes, stuffed mini peppers, brown rice onigri and a mochi is hidden under it all.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/11/behind-behind-behind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-3166981506496815942Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:33:00 +00002008-11-10T22:43:34.234-08:00Almost four mealsLunch 1- Thursday<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3020846617/" title="Bento 11/6/2008 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/3020846617_6e5f278b3f.jpg" width="500" height="211" alt="Bento 11/6/2008" /></a><br />I packed a lunch on Thursday even though it's usually my "fast food" lunch since I have hardly any time to eat and have to eat in the car. I had cooked the oyster mushrooms the night before and had them in a box so I figured that I might as well finish packing in the morning. In addition to the mushrooms there is half a persimmon, a cream cheese and smoked salmon filled onigiri, some cheese, a little mango jelly, and a couple of little candies. I also threw some pocky in. High on the sweets, but Thursdays are also a busy day at work.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3021677364/" title="Bento 11/7/2008 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/3021677364_ac5bcda021.jpg" width="500" height="475" alt="Bento 11/7/2008" /></a><br />For Friday I grabbed a "chicken salad kit" but knew I'd want a little more to eat with it. I packed a little container full of a cheese filled pepper, half of a persimmon, a mango jelly and a couple of little sweets. I'm really enjoying the little sweet peppers filled with cream cheese, and I may try some hummus at some point too.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3020846489/" title="Bento 11/9 and 11/10/2008 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/3020846489_1e961eff2b.jpg" width="500" height="238" alt="Bento 11/9 and 11/10/2008" /></a><br /><br />Wait, only three pictures. I actually packed this bento for Sunday to eat while I was selling yarn in Sacramento, but ended up only eating the onigiri, the olives, and the beet salad. I just refilled the beets and olives and threw in the last cream cheese and salmon onigiri. The olives are some kalamata olives from the olive bar at the co-op, they are pitted and yummy. There also is the last of the persimmon that I had in there, a babybel cheese and a piece of candy.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/11/almost-four-meals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-323557624384810188Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:13:00 +00002008-11-05T17:18:58.303-08:00Onigiri wrappersI found some onigiri wrappers in "stay fresh" packages this weekend, so the last couple of lunches have included them. I'm still trying to decide what I think. They're very tasty, but kind of akward to get the wrapper off of in order to eat the onigiri.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3005971457/" title="Bento 11/4/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/3005971457_2abce1b80b.jpg" width="500" height="274" alt="Bento 11/4/08" /></a><br />This lunch included two of the onigiri. They are both made with white rice and filled with smoked salmon and cream cheese, and they're both VERY yummy. I used an onigiri mold- it is slightly easier than molding it by hand. The bottom section of my onigiri box is filled with cherry tomatoes (bought from trader joes, and not very tasty, the rest are going to go to the animals.), broccoli, a babybel cheese and two sweet peppers filled with cream cheese. I had a baby banana on the side.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3005971511/" title="Bento 11/5/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/3005971511_a9e28c06e6.jpg" width="500" height="337" alt="Bento 11/5/08" /></a><br />This has another one of the smoked salmon and cream cheese onigiri. It's easier to see the nori wrapping on this one. There are also some meatballs on a skewer, a little container of roasted pepper ketchup for the meatballs, a cheese, half a persimmon, three cream cheese filled sweet peppers and a couple of peach gummies.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/11/onigiri-wrappers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-6555593315460547481Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:14:00 +00002008-11-03T16:19:39.361-08:00Catching up again10/29<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3000388293/" title="Bento 10/29/2008 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3141/3000388293_f067095372.jpg" width="500" height="263" alt="Bento 10/29/2008" /></a><br />Yogurt, rice with furikake, cherry tomatoes and mango gel, three mini peppers stuffed with cream cheese and broccoli.<br /><br />10/31<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3001227118/" title="Bento 10/31/2008 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/3001227118_caf67234f8.jpg" width="500" height="484" alt="Bento 10/31/2008" /></a><br />Mini peppers stuffed with cheese, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, a container of plum sauce for the potstickers, peach gummy, shrimp gyoza, and rice with furikake.<br /><br />1/3<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/3000388181/" title="Bento 11/3/2008 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/3000388181_804f312d97.jpg" width="500" height="314" alt="Bento 11/3/2008" /></a><br />Yogurt, somen noodles with cilantro and sauce, cherry tomatoes, broccoli and a mini banana.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/11/catching-up-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-1728536171275384183Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:23:00 +00002008-10-26T14:29:05.816-07:00A Sandwich boxI finally got around to using the sandwich box I bought when I got my first Ichiban Kan order. It's one of the pink polka dot ones with a separate bottom container.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2975175063/" title="Bento 10/22/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2975175063_f25e989da6.jpg" width="500" height="357" alt="Bento 10/22/08" /></a><br />The sandwich in the top is banana and nutella, the bottom container has quail eggs, cheese, a jelly, cabbage, edamame, a peach gummy and a little container of soy sauce.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2976030810/" title="Bento 10/24/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2976030810_101d1c364b.jpg" width="444" height="500" alt="Bento 10/24/08" /></a><br /><br />Two olive filled onigiri (one white rice and the other brown), cherry tomatoes, a jelly, broccoli, cabbage, cheese filled mini sweet peppers, quail eggs, mini meat balls, and a container of roasted pepper "ketchup."http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/10/sandwich-box.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-4119222798644878236Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:26:00 +00002008-10-21T19:31:01.396-07:00An american bento, and a Hello Kitty one<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2962576473/" title="Bento 10/20/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/2962576473_b94a74f925.jpg" width="489" height="500" alt="Bento 10/20/08" /></a><br />Mac and cheese with dill, cherry tomatoes and a hard boiled egg on cabbage, beets and a little bottle of balsamic for the beets and cabbage.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2962576525/" title="Bento 10/21/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/2962576525_8367192f47.jpg" width="500" height="401" alt="Bento 10/21/08" /></a><br />This picture is a little blurry- I just replaced the camera batteries, we'll see if that helps. I didn't have much time to prep for this, and I'm running low on veggies, so the "veggies" in this one are pears on a bed of cabbage. I've also got some morningstar farms mini corn dogs, rice with furikake (yes that's hello kitty there) and a penguin container of roasted bell pepper "ketchup" for the corn dogs. On the side is a container of yogurt.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/10/american-bento-and-hello-kitty-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-1056950312970111313Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:02:00 +00002008-10-17T19:41:24.081-07:00An entire week this timeAgain, nothing to exciting, and several repeats.<br />Monday:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2950010191/" title="Bento 10/13/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2950010191_97d27db36f.jpg" width="500" height="350" alt="Bento 10/13/08" /></a><br />Fried brown rice with shrimp, eggs, peas and green onion. I picked up a cheap rice cooker this past weekend and wanted to try it. the other side has cherry tomatoes and purple bell pepper over cabbage, and lotus root salad in the cup.<br /><br />Tuesday:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2950861956/" title="Bento 10/14/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2218/2950861956_baa4feb95b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Bento 10/14/08" /></a><br />Tortilla wraps with babaganoush, bell pepper and cheese, a macadamia nut mochi, cherry tomatoes,hijiki salad, banana slices, a monkey of peanut butter for the bananas, and a little cup of garlic pistachios.<br /><br />Wednesday:<br />I was at an 1840's "fur trapper camp" and was fed a meal of stew and dumplings.<br /><br />Thursday:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2950861986/" title="Bento 10/16/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2950861986_1f24502c47.jpg" width="500" height="384" alt="Bento 10/16/08" /></a><br />Spring rolls with sushi rice, shrimp, cilantro, cabbage and bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms, and a little container of thinned pepper jelly to dip the spring rolls.<br /><br />Friday:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2950010261/" title="Bento 10/17/08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2950010261_4354cf9db7.jpg" width="500" height="236" alt="Bento 10/17/08" /></a><br />This is very similar to yesterday, except that there are more cherry tomatoes, on a bed of cabbage as well as a little cheese. Yesterday's lunch was just slightly too small.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/10/entire-week-this-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-8497218498982614433Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:09:00 +00002008-10-11T21:21:51.468-07:00The end of another weekI'm low on veggies, so Sunday I'm going to hit up the farmer's market to see what I can find. Here is what I managed to get made for Friday. It's in a new "Urara" dragonfly box that I picked up at Daiso last weekend before I got sick. The shape is different from the other two tier boxes that I have.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2933638020/" title="Bento 10-10-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2933638020_095e3c49c5.jpg" width="500" height="479" alt="Bento 10-10-08" /></a><br />The top tier is filled with a stewed seaweed, fried tofu , lotus root, carrot, mushroom and onion dish, and has three hard boiled quail eggs on top. The bottom has a silicone cup filled with cheddar and pretzel goldfish, cheese, a mango jelly, a mini pudding and the space is filled in with cabbage. I also included a little container of balsamic for the cabbage, but ended up eating it plain. The pudding was interesting- it's sort of a cross between custard and jello- yummy though.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/10/end-of-another-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-9063192537024343100Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:06:00 +00002008-10-08T19:19:59.227-07:00Tuesday and WednesdayMonday I missed school because I was in the ER until 6:30 am. (A migraine that ended up with dehydration, I'm fine but still tired today.) so there was no lunch. Here are the lunches from yesterday and today.<br /><br />Tuesday:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2925788994/" title="Bento 10-7-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2925788994_c8a02e3e79.jpg" width="500" height="476" alt="Bento 10-7-08" /></a><br />this is pretty much stuff I could easily grab from the freezer or fridge. White rice with furikake, beets, jello, a babybel cheese, a chocolate filled marshmallow and yogurt on the side. It's a little on the red side, but at least there are all food groups there!.<br /><br />Wednesday:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2925788954/" title="Bento 10-8-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2925788954_1a0fd947a6.jpg" width="500" height="341" alt="Bento 10-8-08" /></a><br />I was able to prep some of this last night, so there is a bit more variety here. Breaded mushrooms, edamame, a mango jelly (the kind I like! it's a little more solid than the other stuff.), two quail eggs, somen noodles topped with green onions and a shrimp and soy sauce and sauce for the noodles. On the side is a chocolate filled marshmallow and a yogurt. Just curious, is there anybody out there who has sarcastic thoughts whenever somebody calls soba or somen noodles "soma" noodles. Hmmm, they must make you feel real good....<br /><br />This one is in my new Hello Kitty box. It's got Kitty and Mimmy in a magical forest.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/10/tuesday-and-wednesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-2142387936007111343Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:45:00 +00002008-10-02T21:51:49.975-07:00Not a good week for bringing lunch...While, I did end up making 3 bentos this week, I also bought lunch twice. Here are Wednesday's and Friday's lunches.<br /><br />Wendnesday:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2908341017/" title="Bento 10-1-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/2908341017_9bdec8888c.jpg" width="500" height="391" alt="Bento 10-1-08" /></a><br />Shrimp and egg fried rice, sliced pear, jello, beets and cherry tomatoes. I found the blue silicon cups in the dollar section, 6 in a package- they had choices of red, blue or yellow.<br /><br />Friday:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2908340993/" title="Bento 10-3-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2908340993_03dabee9c1.jpg" width="500" height="487" alt="Bento 10-3-08" /></a><br />The top level is a soboro with egg and ground beef over brown rice and topped with furikake, the bottom layer has jello, purple cabbage, blackberries and raspberries.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/10/not-good-week-for-bringing-lunch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-6321737446039714760Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:50:00 +00002008-09-30T19:57:15.166-07:00Belated postI was busy all weekend, then sick yesterday, so I didn't get my last two bentos posted. (and I didn't get anything done for lunch today when I did go back to work)<br />Friday's Meal<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2903817734/" title="Bento 9-26-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/2903817734_8caef931f4.jpg" width="500" height="432" alt="Bento 9-26-08" /></a><br /><br />"Sea Vegetable" salad with lotus root and mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, rice with furikake, cheese, more cherry tomatoes, watermelon daikon and a peach gummy hiding a container of dip for the tomatoes and radish.<br /><br />Sunday I packed a lunch to take with me to the Celtic festival up in Grass Valley where the fiber guild was spinning and knitting.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2902973665/" title="Bento 9-28-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/2902973665_88daf10ee3.jpg" width="500" height="443" alt="Bento 9-28-08" /></a><br /><br />Lotus root salad, Cevapcici and frozen shrimp, cabbage and edamame topped with another shrimp, a pear, balsamic for the cabbage and edamame, and rice with furikake.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/belated-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-5349984491877554125Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:06:00 +00002008-09-24T16:10:58.666-07:00dragonfruit and moreTuesday I cut open a red dragonfruit that I spent way too much money on for a single fruit. The flesh is bright pink, the taste is sweet, but not wonderful enough to justify the price. At least it's cool looking! And it's crunchy when you eat it- I do like the texture.<br /><br />Tuesday's lunch-<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2885513285/" title="Bento 9-23-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/2885513285_18960b5898.jpg" width="500" height="421" alt="Bento 9-23-08" /></a><br />Edamame with a fish of soy sauce, cherry tomatoes, green onion for filler (it didn't taste good...), dragonfruit, cevapcici, cheese cubes, and rice with furikake.<br /><br />Wednesday's lunch-<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2885513245/" title="Bento 9-24-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2885513245_368e302ab0.jpg" width="500" height="379" alt="Bento 9-24-08" /></a><br /><br />Brown rice onigiri filled with chopped black olives, watermelon daikon, dragonfruit, a container of salad dressing, all on a bed of red cabbage. A container of yogurt on the side.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/dragonfruit-and-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-4505391906619381150Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:24:00 +00002008-09-22T16:27:11.960-07:00Too Much Red?I think I didn't balance the colors well today, oh well...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2879924533/" title="Bento 9-21-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2879924533_694794d8fb.jpg" width="500" height="345" alt="Bento 9-21-08" /></a><br /><br />Chocolate whipped yogurt on the side, mmmmm. The rest is packed in one of my smaller single tier boxes, it's a 480ml "natural lunchtime" box. Beets with salt and pepper, cherry tomatoes, cheese, imitation crab and rice with nori and egg furikake. I am not positive I like this furikake, but at the same time I don't not like it. I think that I will put on less next time I use it.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/too-much-red.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-7893160945194885170Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:57:00 +00002008-09-21T22:00:32.187-07:00Cevapcici and riceI finally decided to try to make some Cevapcici, and I froze the extras. I used the ground meat I had on hand, so they were made with lamb and turkey.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2877503809/" title="Bento 10-19-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2877503809_209eb84d73.jpg" width="500" height="485" alt="Bento 10-19-08" /></a><br /><br />This bento was filled with rice and furikake, cevapcici, beets, an egg (shaped like a bear, but squished in there so you really can't see that), edamame, a fishy of soy for the egg and edamame, and cherry tomatoes to fill in the spaces.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/cevapcici-and-rice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-1717120315481129770Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:09:00 +00002008-09-18T17:27:51.486-07:00Quinoa and Beets<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2868414793/" title="Bento 9-17-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2868414793_9f7251f7d2.jpg" width="500" height="350" alt="Bento 9-17-08" /></a><br /><br />I like quinoa salads, so this was in the plans even before one was posted on <a href="http://www.JustBento.com">Just Bento</a>. Mine has quinoa, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, avocado, tomato, cilantro and green onions (along with salt and pepper). Next to it is a dish of beets with balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, and some concord grapes. I threw in a couple cheese cubes to add variety.<br /><br />Packed in my 650 ml leaflet tight box.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/quinoa-and-beets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-8406278839362853307Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:14:00 +00002008-09-18T17:29:54.227-07:00Sushi for Tuesday<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2861954984/" title="Bento 9-16-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2861954984_85c9e9703d.jpg" width="500" height="308" alt="Bento 9-16-08" /></a><br /><br />I don't like all the bottom of the container that I can see in this one. It's got three pieces of a homemade sushi roll- filled with avocado, tobiko, green onion and imitation crab, and wrapped with soy wrappers. There are cherry tomatoes to fill spaces, as well as a couple of laughing cow cubes. there is also a heart shaped egg, some concord grapes, a still frozen berry lemonade agar-agar jelly and soy and wasabi for the sushi (and probably the egg too).<br /><br />Packed in my Putifresh banana box, 330ml/250ml.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/sushi-for-tuesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-3524060687420896835Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:27:00 +00002008-09-14T22:31:23.986-07:00Fried noodles and yogurt....<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2858110609/" title="Bento 9-15-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2858110609_750cab91e4.jpg" width="500" height="439" alt="Bento 9-15-08" /></a><br /><br />I'm still playing with the photograpy, as well as the portions. Some days it seems like I bring too much, other days I wish I had eaten more.<br /><br />Tomorrow's lunch has blueberry pocky in the lid, the top tier is a mix of veggies (bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, broccoli and cauliflower), some dip for the veggies, concord grapes and a couple laughing cow cheese cubes. The bottom tier is fried noodles with green onion and fish cake- there is at least one little shrimp someplace in there too (I may throw some frozen shrimp on top before I leave for work tomorrow.). The tiger has blueberry yogurt in it.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/fried-noodles-and-yogurt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-381611366419511344Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:08:00 +00002008-09-13T11:11:56.249-07:00Wednesday's lunchI ended up with only 3 bentos this week- I had to be able to eat in the car between schools on Thursday, and Friday the PTA did lunch for us. Here is what I ate Wednesday.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2853957728/" title="Bento 8-10-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/2853957728_73068da982.jpg" width="500" height="430" alt="Bento 8-10-08" /></a><br />The top tier has blueberry yogurt (which held up better than I expected in transport!) fish cake and grilled veggies. The bottom tier has a hard boiled egg sliced in half, and potatoes with vinegar, salt and pepper, and a bit of myzethra cheese on top. There were strawberry pocky hidden in the lid.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/wednesdays-lunch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-3306936661770697989Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +00002008-09-08T22:04:24.952-07:00Two days at once.I have to be up very early tomorrow, so I'm about off to bed, but I figured I should have my lunch done so I can just grab it.<br /><br />First of all, here is today's lunch. Again, sort of the same thing that I have been making- veggies, dip, rice, jelly, cheese (hiding under the veggies). But I topped the rice with some scrambled egg instead of furikake today. In the lid are some of the good strawberry pocky- the kind with the actual dried strawberry bits in it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2841354107/" title="Bento 9-8-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/2841354107_425741fbf7.jpg" width="500" height="326" alt="Bento 9-8-08" /></a><br /><br />And for tomorrow- I made some sushi with imitation crab, tobiko, green onion and a sesame soy wrapper. I was going to use avocado, but I opened it up and it was rotten (I hate living alone!) Next to the sushi is a fishy of soy sauce, a dip container of wasabi and a couple cherry tomatoes to keep stuff from shifting. The top tier is a mix of things- hidden under the peach gummy and chocolate is a mochi, next to them is a rabbit shaped egg, some blueberries and mango, and a little cup of grilled veggies.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2842189746/" title="Bento 9-9-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2842189746_73218596c1.jpg" width="500" height="429" alt="Bento 9-9-08" /></a>http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/two-days-at-once.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-5387954967444992047Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:44:00 +00002008-09-05T19:15:48.645-07:00Week 3 done!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2831133727/" title="Bento 9-5-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2831133727_313e9608b0.jpg" width="500" height="349" alt="Bento 9-5-08" /></a><br /><br />This was pretty much filled with stuff that I had around that I want to get finished up. The rice was in the freezer, the grilled veggies were left over from dinner on wednesday....<br /><br />Grilled vegetables, agar agar jelly with strawberry lemonade and a cherry, concord grapes, fish cake, a fish of soy sauce, a hard boiled egg, cherry tomatoes and rice with furikake.<br /><br />I actually smoked the veggies more than grilling them. I have a little kamado pot that is a hand me down my dad fixed up for me a few years ago. It's great. I skewered cherry tomatoes, red onion, red bell pepper and mushrooms. I was going to include lamb, but the lamb I had pulled out of the freezer had gone bad (I forgot about it in the fridge). After heating up the kamado pot, I put the skewers of veggies on it, closed it up and let them cook. Usually I'll add some wood chips for smoke, but this time I just used chunk charcoal.<br /><br />I have to admit that I ate a good portion of this, then another teacher offered mint chocolate ice cream cake. I really can't turn down many things with mint and chocolate involved....http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/week-3-done.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-1335489132624106398Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:49:00 +00002008-09-04T20:53:26.134-07:00Bunnies!Today I used two of my three bunny boxes. One is a 380ml Hakoya box that I like, but it's on the small side. The other is a lube sheep clickety click "rinda rabbit" small box that is 320ml. Together they work for a good lunch.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2829883248/" title="Bento 9-4-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2829883248_873b6b0e93.jpg" width="500" height="376" alt="Bento 9-4-08" /></a><br />The top tier of the hakoya box has concord grapes, a strawberry mochi, and a strawberry lemonade agar agar jelly with a cherry. The bottom tier is brown calrose rice with furikake. The Rinda Rabbit box is a salad with a bottom layer of shredded cabbage, topped with cherry tomatoes, a car shaped egg, fish cake and smoked red onion left from yesterday's dinner. There is a bottle of orange sesame dressing on the side.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/bunnies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-1572200219295159188Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:04:00 +00002008-09-03T20:06:44.161-07:00Wednesday<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2827018530/" title="Bento 9-3-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2827018530_3f91cd2dc2.jpg" width="500" height="451" alt="Bento 9-3-08" /></a><br /><br />Very similar to yesterday's lunch, change the fruit, add an egg and switch the sweets....<br /><br />A fishy egg, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, blue cheese dip, two brown rice onigiri filled with olives, agar agar jelly (stawberry lemonade with a cherry), concord grapes, cheese and a strawberry mochi.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/wednesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822901119676489249.post-5554169905301974621Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:13:00 +00002008-09-02T17:16:33.950-07:00Tuesday's lunch<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmtigger/2822586245/" title="Bento 9-2-08 by cmtigger1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2822586245_74b70a43a1.jpg" width="500" height="349" alt="Bento 9-2-08" /></a><br />Bottom layer is mango, blueberries, two homemade "peanut butter and jelly" mini muffins (they actually are almond butter, one has blackberry plum jelly the other has peach butter), and some homemade strawberry lemonade agar-agar jelly. <br />The top layer has broccoli, cherry tomatoes, two mini olive filled onigiri, cheese and a little container of blue cheese dip for the veggies.<br /><br />The muffin recipe is one my mom used to make all the time for us when we were kids. I hadn't had them in years. They're yummy and easy to make.http://tiggersbento.blogspot.com/2008/09/tuesdays-lunch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (cmtigger)0